Book
Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Civil Engineering Disaster Mitigation Activities Implementing Millenium Development Goals
This book contains : Is the domed city doomed?; Seismic rehabilitation of reinforced concrete buildings; Use of CFRP to strengthen splices and provide continuity in reinforced concrete structures; Earthquake risk mitigationv – The global challenge; Seismic protection of monuments; Mitigation of seismic risk in Italy following the 2002 S.Giuliano Earthquake; New challenges in geotechnique for ground hazards due to intensely strong earthquake shaking; Roles of civil engineers for disaster mitigation under changes of natural and social environments and policies for the creation of a safe and secure society; Microzonation for urban planning; Performance of structures during the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami and stunami induced forces for structural design; Characteristics of disasters induced by the wenchuan 8.0 earthquake and its lesson. (Jml)